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Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT oEFlcE HENRY PETERS, 0F CLIFTON, NEW JERSEYLASSIGNOR T0 UNIVERSAL PATENTS HOLD- ING CO., OF WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY, 'A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY srocxme Application mea september 13,1930. serial No. 481,674.

The invention relates to stockings and has for its principal object to provide .a full fashioned stocking the blank or web of which is so knitted that it may be made in its en tirety on a single machine. 1

Ordinarily the Webs or blanks for full fashioned hose'4 are formed on two machines,

one known as a legger andthe other known asafooter. v

t is necessary to transfer the "partially both as to saving inlabor and saving in material, thus eliminating a great amount of .could be accomplished', although not in -so.

satlsfactorya manner, by a two needle out- Waste. v

A. further object is to provide a stocking of excellent appearance and having greater wearing abilities. Runs or breakouts fre-- quentl occur at'the point where the` transfer is ma e from onemachine to another. As this .transfer operation is eliminated it naturally follows that a stronger stocking is Y produced.

Another serious defect with the present methods of 'manufacture is the fact that the leg portion of the stocking is woven from a run of silk from one set of cones and the foot portion woven from a different 'set of cones of silk. Naturally,` the color is the same but theslightest variations often occur in the shades and in the grades of silk and this becomes particularly noticeable in the completed stocldng. In accordance with the present invention the complete stocking is" made from a run of silk fromthe same'cones.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this specication proceeds; Referring to the 'drawings forming a part thereof and in -which a preferred embodiment of the invention ,'-s illustrated, the figure vrepfresents a plan view of -the lower portion. of the blank or web from which a stocking or sock In this manner great economies areeft'ected.

made in accordance with'the invention is formed.

The reference numeral 5 designates the leg portion of the stocking. This portion of the stocking is formed with the single main thread carrier in any Well known approvedlmanner on a flat knittingmachine.

At or about the points 6 reinforcing thread carriers begin to function and a1 pointex heel, a French heel or heel of any desired shape is started. The heel portions 7 are knit in the usual manner until the pointsv 8-9 are reached.

At the points 8 9, the main tl11'eadcar- 'rier and the two reinforcing thread carriers Ward movement.

During this widening operation from the( points 8 8 and'9--9 the main thread carrier is traversing the full width ofthe web and two reinforcing thread carriers heretofore mentioned*v are operating between the lines 10-10 and 11-11. Prior to the oints 12--12 -being reached the narrowing 'ngers function in the usual manner in cooperation with the-'frame needles and `thread carriers to'provide the inward narrowing 13*13- desirable Vfor a full fashioned hose.

At the points 12-12 the main thread carrier is brought inward to the points 14--14 and the needle bar is manipulated in the usual manner to form lines'of loose-coursing 15`15.` The main thread carrierthen con` tinu'es to traverse .the width ofthe web from points 14e-14 and the reinforcing thread ca'rriers -heretofore'mentioned form the ravel courses16-16 which are desirable forthe loopiiig operation necessary to 'complete the last mentioned reinforcing carriers traverse the stocking blank between the lines 17'-'17 land y18-18. After the ravel courses 16-16 have been knit the first pair of reinforcement thread carriers may cease tofunction. From the points 'M -,14 the sole' portion of the stocking is formed, the main thread carrier traversing the web from one edge V19 to the other edge 19 and the second mentioned pair. of reinforcingthread Carriersv continuing to w function betweenplines 18V-18 andthe edges IAQ-19.

l At this point it is desired to call particular attention to the lines 11--11 :and 17-17. As heretofore stated the first mentioned pair 15 of reinforcement thread carriers 'moves between the lines llland 11-11 and the second mentioned air of thread carriers move between the lines 17--17 and 1S-218. The result off this arrangement is an overlap go or what is known as a split between the lines 11 and l'. This overlap or split is marked 21 and is .considered an important feature of the invention. The threads are all interwoven at 21" and the construction is therefore as very strong, thus eliminating all chances of runners starting at the overlap or split. In known practice where a legger and footer are employed to make .the blank this revio'n of the stocking is unduly weak.

allf The customary narrowing by a one or two .needle movement, the oneneedle movement being preferable, lis made at v--20. From here onthe web orblank may be knitted in anhwell known manner.

i e complete stocking may be knitted on either a legger or a footer. The only changes `necessary in either machine or'kmtting the complete stocking are slightl changes inthe -'carrier attachment permltting the 'carriers 40 to narrow outwardin addition to the cus- 5. oo mplete stocking on a Iegger the narrowing will-appear as indicated23.v .The usual loose. course and ravel courses 25 are provided for the toe looping.

s If desired the legger may be equipped ,with

wide and narrow narrowing fingers as used on the footer,- or only the wide narrowing` `'finger of the footer, and in the manner the usual full fashioned toe Y portion may fbe formed on the legger. l i

` .The suspend designs o f the infami of the web may be widely varied,f for In the completed web all fthe wales and courses are at right angles to eachother.

ASuch changes as might be made by one` skilled in the art are Ato be considered as coming within the spirit'of the .invention ,and the scope pf the appended claim.

I claim:` a A blank or web fora full fashioned hose,

y.said blank being'knitte'd in. its entirety on a single flat knitting machine, the main thread `of said blank being continuous over substantially the entirearea of -said blank, the-upper heel portions having reinforced areas formedeof reinforcing threads looped with.

the main thread and the adjacent heel and sole portions having reinforced areas 'formed l of other reinforcingthreads looped with the main thread and an overlap between'said 11p-l per heel reinforced areas and said adjacent heel and sole reinforced areas having both reinforci threads looped; with the main thread,sa1d heel portions being formed with an outward carrier movement.

Signed at- New York city, in the county-of N ew York and State of New York, this eleventh dav of September, 1930 A. D.

HENRY PETERS.

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